$1 million to be spent upgrading Coquihalla Highway washrooms

Photo: Nicholas Johansen

Britton Creek Rest Area

The Coquihalla Highway will be receiving $1 million in upgrades and accessibility improvement to several of its rest-area washrooms.

The washrooms set to see a facelift include the Coquihalla Lakes Rest Area, the Britton Creek Rest Area and the Zopkios Commercial Vehicle Brake Check Facility for those travelling south.

"These improvements are welcome news to all travellers on the Coquihalla, including commercial truck drivers who keep the delivery of our goods moving, residents and summer travellers," said Rob Fleming, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. "As a key travel route for the province, this investment will provide the upgrades needed to modernize and make the facilities along this corridor better."

The work done at each location will vary depending on their specific needs, but work will include new exterior doors and frames, repairing interior walls, adding new interior partition walls, upgrading plumbing and lighting, new countertops and sinks, resurfacing floors, and installing electric hot-water tanks as well as furnaces.

A washroom dedicated to families will be added to the Coquihalla Lakes and Zopkios facilities, which will allow for easier access for everyone. In addition, there will be more garbage bins added at the south end of the Zopkios brake check facility, and signage will be installed to encourage their use.

Yellowhead Road and Bridge will be using local subcontractors for the job. Work will begin in late June, with the completion date scheduled for the end of October.